Greetings everyone. I am a first time grower with five plants i grew from seeds i picked out of some nice bud(do not know the name).

My setup is obviously not a high quality garden since I do not have the funds to buy better lighting ect but I am having fun growing my first plants and getting some experience.

I have a few questions concerning the health of my plants.

Are my plants a normal height for approximately 30 days old? They all seem to be a bit shorter than I was expecting.

Some of the tips are slightly yellow and curling downward. I know this is a symptom for many different problems and it is a bit confusing. I don't want to treat them for the wrong problem.

I checked my plants this afternoon and noticed a few leaves had small white dots on them. My first concern was spider mites. I have included a photo close up and was wondering if i really do have a problem or if it may be some dried fertilizer that may have dried on the leaf.

Any other comments on the health of my plants would be appreciated. I am doing my best to learn more about proper growing but it is not as easy as I had originally thought.



H=Answer if you grow hydro or aero
C=Answer if you grow coco
S=Answer if you grow traditional soil
L=Answer if you grow soilless other than coco (Promix, Hyponex, SunshineMix)
R=Answer if you grow in RockWool
T=Answer if you grow in HydroTon
D=Answer if you run any type of automatic drip system, including into soil or soilless
E= EVERYONE needs to answer lol!


E-indoor or outdoor- Indoor
E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic- Soil
E-specific medium- Miracle-gro Potting Mix(.21,.07,.14)
CSL-Soil type/brand- See above
HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type
SCL-Anything you have added to the soil
SCLR-Soil or slab runoff pH
E-Water source- Pur filtered tap water
E-Source water pH- Cheap ph meter i bought at lowes says about 7 but I am not sure if i can trust it.
HRT-Source water EC (if hydro)
E-Age of plant- about 30 days
E-Type of fertilizer-Peters All purpose plant food (.24,.8.16) I have only just started using fert. at a little less than .5 tbsp/gal. The instructions suggested 1tbsp/gal.
E-Rate of application (if hydro, this is your PPM number, preferably after each component is added)
E-Lighting source and distance from plant- 6x40watt florescent tubes in shop fixtures. About 2-3 inches from the top of the plants
E-Air temperature (both day and night if you are running a dark period) Around 80 degrees depending on what time of day it is and how intensely the sun is heating up my house.
HD-Reservoir temperature
E-Air % Relative humidity- I do not know yet
E-Lighting schedule- 24hrs
E-Type of ventilation your room has-a fan or two directed at the lights and partly at the plants.
TR-Did you pre-soak your media in pH corrected solution?
chenman07 Reviewed by chenman07 on . First time grower- need some experienced insight- troubleshooting guide included Greetings everyone. I am a first time grower with five plants i grew from seeds i picked out of some nice bud(do not know the name). My setup is obviously not a high quality garden since I do not have the funds to buy better lighting ect but I am having fun growing my first plants and getting some experience. I have a few questions concerning the health of my plants. Are my plants a normal height for approximately 30 days old? They all seem to be a bit shorter than I was expecting. Rating: 5